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• Indian trader offers Ukrainian anthracite coal

  20 Nov 2013

  November 20: An Indian trader is looking for buyers in India for Ukrainian anthracite coal in four... . ...Read More

• Birla Corp not hopeful of third-party sampling soon

  20 Nov 2013

  November 20: Chances of introducing a third-party sampling mechanism in the non-power sectors, esp... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Kandla fall 9.96% in October

  20 Nov 2013

  November 20: Steam coal import through the port of Kandla stood at 625,562 tons in October, down 9... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Kandla fall 47.03% m-o-m in Oct

  20 Nov 2013

  November 20: Coking coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 25,000 tons in October 2013, ... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports in Oct via Kandla port fall 73.33%

  20 Nov 2013

  November 20: Import of gypsum via Kandla port fell sharply by 73.33% to 4,000 tons in October 2013... . ...Read More

• Glencore Xstrata to invest $100 million in South Africa’s coal sector

  20 Nov 2013

  Miner and trading house giant Glencore Xstrata (LON:GLEN) is going full-speed with its plans to bo... . ...Read More

• Rohit Ferro-Tech gains on commencement of sales from a coal mine

  20 Nov 2013

  Rohit Ferro-Tech rose 1.93% to Rs 13.70 at 11:27 IST on BSE after the company said that a coal min... . ...Read More

• To survive, coal power plants must become more flexible: Kemp

  20 Nov 2013

  Integrating an increasing supply of wind, solar and other variable sources of power onto the grid ... . ...Read More

• Coal Continues to Dominate Global Carbon Emissions

  20 Nov 2013

  Despite explosive growth in renewable energy consumption, continued strong growth in coal cons... . ...Read More

• CBI may seek closure of some coal block cases

  20 Nov 2013

  The CBI has not found any criminality in the allocation of some coal blocks and might recommend cl... . ...Read More

• Coal Seen as New Tobacco Sparking Investor Backlash: Commodities

  20 Nov 2013

  About $8 trillion of known coal reserves lie beneath the earth’s surface. The companies plan... . ...Read More

• Colombia will not extend coal port direct loading deadline: ministry

  20 Nov 2013

  The Colombian government will not extend the compliance period for coal producers to convert expor... . ...Read More

• UN tells energy industry to leave coal in the ground

  20 Nov 2013

  Most of the world’s coal reserves should be left in the ground to avoid catastrophic global ... . ...Read More

• Coal prices firm up selectively

  19 Nov 2013

  November 19: A firm trend was witnessed in international coal markets on November 18 with prices o... . ...Read More

• NTPC floats enquiry to procure 7.25 mt of imported steam coal

  19 Nov 2013

  November 19: NTPC Limited, India’s largest power utility, has floated an invitation for bids... . ...Read More